This is a bit ridiculous. Actually, a bit is an understatement.
I was having a normal simple day.
And now, suddenly, I am in a void.
Well, not really a void. More like an empty dimension filled with way too many colors.
How does someone go from 'there's no food in the fridge, let's get a Big Mac' to 'in a void filled with colors'?
Well, I think I can blame the old man in front of me...Who looks familiar for some reason.
"So...am I dead?" I ask the old man.
"Oh, no. You're very much alive. Just not in your world anymore"
"Please tell me you are not a R.O.B. or something like that." If he is, I am really screwed. R.O.B.'s are the worst type of gods in fiction, imagine in actual real life.
"Don't worry, I am just a simple Magician with way too much free time" Why did I hear the capital letter in Magician?
...
Wait a second...Magician? Oh no...
My eyes widened in recognition.
"Oh, finally caught up?" He asks clearly amused.
"Yes, I am Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg, Magician of the second magic!" He speaks with such intensity that I can't help but feel like I am in front of a truly powerful figure.
"And Magical Girls enthusiast" Which is why I find weird that I could comment about his...questionable interests.
"That too" He says, clearly amused.
"So, what a figure from a 'fictional' world wants with little old me?" I ask a bit confused, but knowing Zelretch personality I am not really worried.
To be clear, Zelretch comes from the Nasuverse, a conglomerate of different series that exist in the same multiverse, having been written by Kinoko Nasu.
He is the user of the Second Magic 'Kaleidoscope', the ability to see and traverse other worlds. In the Nasuverse, not only is he one of the most powerful figures, but perhaps the most influential.
His resume speaks for itself.
A student of King Solomon himself.
One of the few Magicians in the world.
Defeater of Brunestud of the Crimson Moon.
The Wizard Marshal of the Mage's Association.
And one of the biggest trolls in the Multiverse.
...
Yeah, a troll. Despite everything, this guy barely does anything to help.
The one time he did something to help, was in order to give two preschool girls Magical Sticks to become Magical girls. Which is why I commented about his little hobby.
But despite that, I am not worried.
He may be unreliable but is also really trustworthy.
So surely, he didn't bring me here for some dumb reason.
...
I hope not.
"Not so fictional anymore, am I?" He says with a raised eyebrow.
"Fair enough. So, Multiverse?"
"Correct. Now, you must be curious as to why I bought you here."
"A little bit. But I think you're gonna explain."
"True. Well, I died." He says in a nonchalant way.
"WHAT?!" How in Irkalla did this guy die?
"Well, to be more specific, a 'me' died." I calm down.
"Oh, so not you you, but another version of you. But still, how?"
"Not relevant. Well, a bit relevant. Basically, an outside force came to earth, we fought, I won, but died in the process."
"...What."
"Yeah, so that world changed, like a LOT, so much that magecraft basically don't exist anymore. So, I want you to go there and reintroduce it to the world."
"Wait, hold your horses there. I am still in the whole you DIED thing. Like, what happened? Freaking O.R.T.?"
"Oh no. If it was O.R.T. I wouldn't even look at that timeline anymore. No way am I going to get anywhere near that spider. It was an Outergod, it was on a similar level to Brunestud, so 'I' used my life force to defeat it."
"Oh, ok. That at least makes a bit of sense." Yeah, If an Outergod actually reached Earth in that timeline I can see how a weakened Zelretch could die.
"So, why did you bring me here then? The Outergod was defeated and you're dead, and I am not really someone with power."
"Well, while the Outergod was defeated, its presence disrupted the natural balance of the world. So much that even the counterforce had troubles trying to protect the planet. And after a few thousand year it became basically a new planet."
"That sounds interesting...So from what I am gathering you want me to go to this timeline?"
"Precisely. This timeline is interesting, in a way that I believe you will enjoy."
"How so?" I inquire, interested.
"Somehow, the world remade itself into a world overwhelming similar to the manga series 'One Piece'."
"Wait, how did a world based in the Nasuverse went to become the One Piece world? Even the planet sizes are different, let alone the forces of the world!"
"Right? That's precisely why I am so interested in this particular world. How it changed so much intrigues me."
"Wait, so you don't know?"
"Oh, I have theories. But it would be to boring for me to simply look for the answer. So, I looked for someone capable enough to do it for me."
"In this case me."
"Correct"
"But how? Although I understand magecraft a bit after watching the Fate series, it's just the basics. And even then, I am no Magus, I have no Magic Circuits."
"Oh, no Magic Circuits? Who said so?" He asks with an amused face.
"Me? I am not even from this universe, so I doubt I have. And even if for some reason I do, I don't come from a Magus family so I would be at best an average Magus."
"That is true. Well, unless you're an anomaly."
"Hum? Like Kirei? Who was 'blessed by God' to have a ridiculous high number of circuits?"
"In a way. But I mean the fact that you are from another world. You don't think I chose someone incapable of doing what I need right?"
"That's...Fair, I guess. So, I am some weird kind of prodigy?"
"Well, you're above the curve to be sure. If you went to the Mage's Association you would surely receive a Sealing Designation."
"That serious then." Sealing Designation, yeah, there are fates worse than death, and that is one of them.
"Yes. I am not sure of how many, but you seem to have a magical potential similar to that of my student Rin, if not better."
"Similar to Rin?! Like the 'I remade the Jeweled sword' Rin?! The 'actually impressed a Witch from the Age of Gods' Rin?!"
"Yeah, that Rin. And that is not considering you status as a Foreigner."
"Like the Foreigner Class?"
"Exactly. That's why I chose someone from outside my usual domain. That timeline is too dangerous for being from both the Age of Gods and Age of Men. The conterforce in this timeline reject beings from both eras. So, someone from outside this Domain would be capable of entering without rejection."
"Oh, so me being from another plane works to my advantage. But still, I am no Magus, so how could I survive in that world? Sure, Haki is a thing in One Piece but I am not even sure if that is a thing in this timeline."
"Oh, it is. From the little I gathered this world is basically a 'One Piece world with Nasuverse concepts'. So, Haki is a thing and magecraft is also a thing."
"So I can still learn Haki if necessary. But from what you said prior to that I think you want me to be a Magus."
"Bingo! I need a Magecraft user to gather information about the changes in this world."
"So you're going to teach me?" I ask genuinely enthusiastic, this a giant chance for me, learning under Zelretch is basically learning under Whis from Dragon Ball in the Nasuverse.
"Sadly, no. While I wish I could, I don't have the time for that. I need to send someone as fast as possible." And just like that my happiness dies.
"So how would I do it? You can't be thinking of just sending me there with no knowledge about Magecrat and hope for the best"
"That's exactly what I am going to do!"
...
"Hum." I actually died a bit now. How could I forget, he is curious about this timeline sure, but he won't put even a bit of effort to actually solve the situation. This is Zelretch after all.
"Can I deny?" I ask a bit hopeful
"Nope! Looking for another competent person is going to take too long!" He says with the face of a child who doesn't want to do his homework.
"Alright then. Can you at least open my circuits? I don't want to accidentally fry my nerves." I say, having resigned to my fate.
"Oh, that I can do, just take off your shirt. I just need to touch your back."
I quickly remove my shirt. Who knows, maybe he decides to not do it just for laughs.
He then put his hands in my back. An I start to feel a bit hot, which is to be expected, as he is inserting his own Mana into me to open my circuits.
As he finishes, I begin to feel weak. While I didn't do anything, my circuits did. By inserting his mana into my body, he stimulated my circuits to activate themselves.
It's a weird sensation. Like a muscle I never knew I had. But while my body feels tired, I feel better than ever. Like I have far more energy than I ever had before, likely the magical energy inside me.
"It's done. And I must say you have an impressive number of circuits. An impressive 90 Circuits, with sets of 55 sub circuits. For a first-generation Magus this is simply unbelievable. But it is to be expected from a Foreigner like yourself."
Wow. I expected a high number but this is ridiculous, even 6 generations of Magus would have trouble believing this amount. While this doesn't compensate the lack of a Magical Crest it certainly will help.
"So, I think it's time for me to go right?" The faster I leave the better. I really don't want to be in his presence any longer.
"It is. I wish for you the best of luck. And I may give you some compensation for what I am about to do." He says with a shit-eating grin.
"For what?" Wait, is that a hole right below me? Shit.
"ZEL...
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...REEEETCH" I scream as I fall to the freaking ocean.
Suddenly I feel an arm curling around me. And I am pulled to land.
...
With my face buried in the ground.
I get up and clean my face. Shit, there's dirt in my eyes.
Things are a bit blurry. There's a shade of a man in front of me. Probably the guy who saved me from falling to my death.
I finally take the dirt off my eyes, to stare at my...savior?
"HEY! I am Monkey D. Luffy! I am gonna be King of Pirates!" He cocks his head to the side "Who're you?"
Oh, at least I know WHEN I am.
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Servant Profile
Foreigner Magus
Class: Foreigner
Rarity: 0 Stars
Parameters:
Strength: -
Endurance: -
Agility: -
Mana: B
Luck: E
Noble Phantasm: -
Skills:
Existence Outside the Domain EX
Human Observation C
Independent Action EX
Presence Concealment A
Magecraft E